Freelance Writing and Editing Openings
Pubrica has 57 specialist writing and editing openings, each covering one subject. Each subject is listed separately because the work differs: a reviewer in structural biology and a reviewer in applied mathematics are not interchangeable, and neither are their manuscripts.
Freelance work is offered by assignment, at a volume that suits you, under the same confidentiality terms as the employed team. Please open the subject closest to your own and review its responsibilities and requirements before you apply.
01AgricultureThis role covers writing and editing for field trials, crop and livestock studies, and the agronomy evidence that supports food-security and extension publications.Environment, agriculture and food 02Analytical ChemistryThis role covers writing and editing for analytical method development and validation, where the central claim usually concerns the quality of a measurement.Chemistry 03Applied ChemistryThis role covers writing and editing for chemistry applied to processes, products and plants, where scale-up and cost are reported alongside yield.Chemistry 04Applied MathematicsThis role covers writing and editing for modelling papers that require correct mathematics and a clear statement of what each model cannot do.Mathematics, computing and statistics 05ArchaeologyThis role covers writing and editing for excavation and material-culture reports, where the evidence is a context record that cannot be re-excavated.Humanities, business and communication 06ArchitectureThis role covers writing and editing for design research, building performance studies and the written component of practice-based submissions.Humanities, business and communication 07Atomic and Molecular PhysicsThis role covers writing and editing for spectroscopy, collision and quantum-state research, where the main claim usually depends on the uncertainty budget.Physics and earth science 08BiochemistryThis role covers writing and editing for enzymology, protein chemistry and metabolic research, where reagent identity and assay conditions determine whether a result is valid.Life sciences 09BioinformaticsThis role covers writing and editing for analysis papers in which the method is implemented in code and the code forms part of the result.Mathematics, computing and statistics 10Biological ChemistryThis role covers writing and editing for the chemistry of biological systems, where synthetic and biological claims are assessed by different reviewers.Chemistry 11Biological PhysicsThis role covers writing and editing for physical measurement applied to living systems, where both the physics and the biology must be well supported.Physics and earth science 12Biomedical EngineeringThis role covers writing and editing for devices, biomaterials and measurement systems, where engineering evidence must meet regulatory expectations.Engineering and technology 13BiophysicsThis role covers writing and editing for the structure, dynamics and energetics of biological molecules, where technique limits define the scope of each claim.Physics and earth science 14BiotechnologyThis role covers writing and editing for applied biology at process scale, where strain, construct and bioprocess conditions must all be traceable.Life sciences 15Chemical BiologyThis role covers writing and editing for research that uses small molecules to study biology, where target engagement is the claim most often challenged at review.Life sciences 16Chemical EngineeringThis role covers writing and editing for process design, reaction engineering and separations, where mass and energy balances must close.Engineering and technology 17Civil EngineeringThis role covers writing and editing for structures, geotechnics, transport and water, reported against design codes that differ by jurisdiction.Engineering and technology 18Climate and Atmospheric ScienceThis role covers writing and editing for observational and model-based climate research, where uncertainty language follows established conventions.Environment, agriculture and food 19Computational BiologyThis role covers writing and editing for models and simulations of biological systems, where reproducibility is central to the credibility of the work.Mathematics, computing and statistics 20Computational ChemistryThis role covers writing and editing for electronic-structure and simulation studies, where the level of theory must be reported and justified.Chemistry 21Conservation BiologyThis role covers writing and editing for population, habitat and threat assessment research, where a status claim has consequences for policy.Environment, agriculture and food 22Developmental BiologyThis role covers writing and editing for embryonic and tissue development research, where developmental stage and genotype must be unambiguous.Life sciences 23Drug DiscoveryThis role covers writing and editing for drug discovery from target validation through lead optimisation, presenting preclinical evidence clearly for translational readers.Life sciences 24EcologyThis role covers writing and editing for field and theoretical ecology, where sampling design determines what can be concluded.Environment, agriculture and food 25Electrical and Electronic EngineeringThis role covers writing and editing for circuits, power, signals and devices, following the conventions that specialist readers apply strictly.Engineering and technology 26Environmental ChemistryThis role covers writing and editing for contaminant and fate chemistry, where detection limits and matrix effects determine what a measurement means.Chemistry 27Environmental EngineeringThis role covers writing and editing for water, wastewater, air and waste systems, where performance claims must state the loading that produced them.Engineering and technology 28Food ScienceThis role covers writing and editing for composition, processing, safety and sensory research, where the choice of method determines the values reported.Environment, agriculture and food 29GeophysicsThis role covers writing and editing for subsurface and whole-earth measurement, where an inversion is reported as a model rather than an observation.Physics and earth science 30HumanitiesThis role covers writing and editing for argument-led scholarship in history, philosophy and cultural studies, where citations constitute the evidence.Humanities, business and communication 31Industrial MicrobiologyMicroorganisms at production scale, where strain identity and contamination control are central to the evidence.Life sciences 32International BusinessCross-border strategy and trade research, where context and construct equivalence determine validity.Humanities, business and communication 33Language and LinguisticsDescriptive, experimental and corpus linguistics, each with its own reporting conventions.Humanities, business and communication 34ManagementOrganisational and strategy research, where transparent reporting of methods is a current priority in the field.Humanities, business and communication 35Marketing and PRConsumer and communication research, with a clear distinction between evidence and promotion.Humanities, business and communication 36Materials ChemistrySynthesis and characterisation of functional materials, where structural claims depend on deposited data.Chemistry 37Materials EngineeringMaterials selection, processing and failure analysis, written in accordance with recognised test standards.Engineering and technology 38Materials PhysicsElectronic, magnetic and optical behaviour of materials, where sample quality limits the physical conclusions.Physics and earth science 39Materials ScienceThe relationship between structure, properties and processing across metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.Engineering and technology 40Mechanical EngineeringSolid mechanics, thermofluids and machine design, where boundary conditions determine whether a model is valid.Engineering and technology 41Medicinal and Pharmaceutical ChemistryCompound design and optimisation, where purity and full characterisation are required for results to be accepted.Chemistry 42MicrobiologyBacteria, fungi, viruses and their interactions, where strain identity and susceptibility testing methods determine the findings.Life sciences 43Molecular BiologyNucleic acid and gene expression research, where appropriate controls distinguish genuine results from artefacts.Life sciences 44Nuclear ChemistryRadiochemistry and nuclear analytical methods, where activity, decay and dose follow strict reporting conventions.Chemistry 45Nuclear EngineeringReactor physics, fuel and safety analysis, where assumptions must be documented so that they can be audited.Engineering and technology 46Nuclear PhysicsNuclear structure and reactions, where cross-section results depend on a rigorous treatment of uncertainty.Physics and earth science 47Physical ChemistryThermodynamics, kinetics and spectroscopy, where every reported constant must be accompanied by its conditions.Chemistry 48Plant SciencePlant physiology, genetics and crop biology, where growth conditions account for most of the observed variation.Life sciences 49Publishing and MediaScholarly publishing and media research, and the editorial standards that apply across the sector.Humanities, business and communication 50Software EngineeringEngineering research on software, where artefacts must be available so that claims can be verified.Mathematics, computing and statistics 51Solid Earth ScienceTectonics, petrology and geochronology, where every age must be reported with the method that produced it.Physics and earth science 52StatisticsStatistical analysis across disciplines, where the most common problem is an analysis that does not match the study design.Mathematics, computing and statistics 53Structural BiologyMacromolecular structure determination, where validation statistics must always be reported.Life sciences 54Systems BiologyNetwork and whole-system models, where parameter identifiability is usually the main weakness.Mathematics, computing and statistics 55Systems/Industrial EngineeringOperations, logistics and human factors, where simulation assumptions must be stated in full.Engineering and technology 56Theoretical/Computational ChemistryTheory and simulation of chemical systems, where the choice of method must be justified as well as stated.Chemistry 57ZoologyAnimal biology from taxonomy to behaviour, where nomenclature and welfare reporting both follow formal rules.Life sciences
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